Thieves have broken into the National Museum of Damascus and stolen several ancient statues from the Roman era.

The United States said on Monday it was partly suspending enforcement of some of its toughest sanctions on Syria for another 180 days as President Donald Trump hosted Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House for landmark talks.

Interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa is expected during his Washington visit Monday to commit to joining the U.S.-led coalition to defeat ISIS, two U.S. officials told NBC News.

A week of bloodletting all-but ended the presence of Bedouins in most of Druze-dominated Sweida province. Months later, their path home remains uncertain.

The killings happened in the village of Anaz in Wadi al-Nasara, or the Valley of the Christians – an area of rolling hills in rural Homs province in western Syria. Locals say the gunman came from the direction of a nearby Sunni Muslim village.

Syria launches a multi-province operation to dismantle Islamic State cells, timed with interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa’s upcoming US visit focused on counterterrorism.

The United States and Britain removed sanctions on Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Friday, a day after the United Nations Security Council did the same ahead of his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump next week,

Reuters reported US forces were planning to post up at a base near Damascus, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.